Ooh La La: Cupcake Toppers Designs for a Paris-Themed Party!

By Felicity and Krystle

A wonderfully chic Paris-themed party is a fantastic way to celebrate a birthday, anniversary, wedding or to just say "merci" to someone special. Perhaps you know a keen Francophile who would simply adore being showered with pâtisseries or even adorable cupcakes with sweet, little fondant macarons like these!

Here's our tutorial on how to create lovely cupcake toppers for a perfectly parisian party!

Step 1:

Prepare your cupcakes by icing them with colored fondant. We iced ours with blue and cream before adding a lovely quilted stitch pattern across the tops.

Step 2:

With a lace cutter and some thinly rolled fondant cut out panels of lace or embossed 'fabric' and drape atop of your cupcakes.

Step 3:

For the teapot create a smooth ball of fondant approximately the size of a ping-pong ball and shape into a slightly tapered sphere. Indent the teapot lid with the larger end of a piping tip. For the teapot lid knob roll a tiny amount of fondant in a contrasting color into a tapered ball, take the small end of the ball tool and indent the top centre of the teapot lid, add a dab of water or edible glue and attach the knob.

Step 4:

For the spout and handle create some small fondant 'ropes' and shape before leaving these to set a little. Attach with water or edible glue and leave to dry whilst resting on wads of kitchen towel. When finished add extra detail with blossoms, hand painting or sugar pearls! We pressed part of our lace cutter into our teapot for an added touch!

Step 5:

To make a lovely bag of baguettes roll out around three tapered oblong shapes from creamy brown fondant. These should measure around 1 inch in length each. Scour five angled lines into each oblong and leave to harden.

Step 6:

For the bag take some cream fondant and shape into a ball. Using a ball tool push in the center to create a well and shape. Use a veining tool to make the bag's perforated top edge. Set the baguettes inside of the bag with a little edible glue and set aside.

Step 7:

To create a little fondant Saint Honoré roll out four balls from a creamy brown fondant. One ball should be large and three should be around 1/4 the size of the large ball. Slightly flatten these.

Step 8:

Roll out some cream colored fondant and cut out a series of circles with a piping tip. Smooth these over the balls. Add some glue to the surface of the large 'choux pastry' ball and attach the smaller pieces.

Step 9:

With an extruder gun and a scalloped shaped extruder gun setting push out some pink 'raspberry cream'. Carefully swirl each and attach between each smaller ball. Create a larger swirl and affix to the top. Create raspberries from small egg-shaped pieces of pink fondant indented with a cocktail stick and attach these also. To create the circle rose petal sat atop of the Saint Honoré form a tiny ball of pink fondant, flatten and thin the edges with a ball tool before attaching.

Step 10:

To make a fun profiterole tower make several balls from a creamy brown fondant. Slightly flatten these.

Step 11:

Roll out some darker brown fondant and cut out a series of circles with a piping tip. Smooth these over the balls. Then arrange into a conical tower atop of a cupcake!

Step 12:

For fondant, chocolate éclair shape some creamy brown fondant into a small oblong shape. Slice half down the middle with a blade tool. Take some darker brown fondant and create a 'chocolate sauce' on the top and fill with cream fondant using the extruder gun.

Step 13:

Arrange atop your cupcakes and add tiny fondant macarons too!

Now you can present your sweet Parisian themed cupcakes on tiered cake stands ready for a chic party or in a ribbon tied box as a gorgeous gift!

[box type="shadow"]

Want even more adorable decorations? Head on over to enroll in Sheryl Bito's class Tiny Cupcake Toppers to learn how to create the miniature cakes and pastries used on these cupcakes plus much more!

[/box]

What's your favorite theme for a treat-filled party?

Whether it's the Fourth of July, Memorial Day or just a hunting or summer camp-themed party, camouflage fondant makes your desserts look incredibly cool. The best part? It's so easy, your little cake decorators can get in on the fun.

Getting your hands dirty — and fully coated in sugar and flour — is the best way to get better at cake decorating. But there are some lessons you really don’t need to learn the hard way. Professional decorators spilled the secrets they wish they’d known from the get-go — steal 'em and you'll start making cakes like a total pro in no time.

Professionally-made cookies always seem to look smooth, seamless and gorgeous. But there's no magic involved, and you can totally make equally flawless cookies in your own kitchen. All you need are a few basic tips to help you perfect basic cookie decorating techniques and you'll be well on your way.

Bakers, put down your piping bags! There are ways to decorate with royal icing that don't require you to break out the piping tips, and they still result in a totally gorgeous sugar cookie. Whether you dip, spread, brush, splatter or drizzle, these techniques are all fun ways to achieve a batch of totally stunning treats.

The cake decorating world is full of fancy piping tips, clever cutters and specialty tools you can use to create amazing effects. But that doesn't mean you have to buy out the store to get started. Start with these basic cake decorating tools that can help you nail a flawless fondant or buttercream surface. Once you've mastered using them, the rest is just... icing.

Instead of paper place cards at your wedding, picture greeting your guests with something a little sweeter — like mini tiered cakes made from sugar cookies. On top of being elegant, these goodies are simple to make en masse, so they're perfect for your big day or bridal shower.

With one easy method, you can give your sugar cookies that smooth, unblemished look you see in bakeries. The secret is flooding, and it's all about mastering your royal icing. Here's how to get yours onto a cookie in a sleek, flawless style.

Even if you don't drink Earl Grey — or any other kind of tea — these adorable teapot cookies are perfect for baby and bridal showers, Mother's Day, or just a run-of-the-mill Saturday afternoon. They'll be just as fun to make as they are to eat!

Truth: turning plain sugar cookies into gorgeous works of art can feel a bit daunting. But with the right tools, a little wisdom and a fun-focused game plan, decorating with royal icing can get a whole lot easier. Here are some tips to get you started.

These DreamWorks Trolls cookies make us as happy as Poppy is... literally all the time. Even grumpy Branch looks adorable in cookie form! So round up the kids and whip up a batch of these easy-to-make cookies — then press play on one of the greatest films!

Round up the kids and head to the kitchen because it's baking time! Now that Dreamworks' Trolls World Tour is streaming, there's no better time to go all-out with a burst of color on movie night. Whip up a batch of colorful rainbow-frosted cupcakes and your little trolls will love digging in as soon as you press play.

You don't have to be a kid to love all things rainbows, especially when they look this sweet. Whether you go full-out with a colorful buttercream or just stick to the surprise-inside batter, these rainbow cupcakes are sure to be a hit.

Fact: everything's cooler when it glows in the dark, especially when it comes to sweets. But you don't have to limit yourself to glow-in-the-dark buttercream or slime cake — now you can bring the fun to your breakfast with "glonuts."

In the world of teeny, tiny treats, the French dessert known as petit fours reign supreme. These cute little squares of cake are wrapped in sweet fondant and usually topped with piped royal icing flowers. But if you want a more modern twist, this tutorial gives the sweets an update with brightly-colored coatings and a generous sprinkling of confetti.

While there’s something delish about a good buttercream flower on cakes, these days fresh flowers, due to their unfussy and colorful qualities, are blooming on cakes for birthdays, holidays, weddings and beyond.

Here's some great news: using real flowers as cake decor doesn't require professional-level skill. In fact, fresh blooms can be way easier than fiddling with the sugar-based variety. Before you start trimming stems or snacking on petal scraps though, there are a few considerations to keep in mind.

While the thought of chomping on a flower petal can seem kind of unreal, it's totally not. Edible flower petals are a major game-changer for cake decorating, and when they're coated in sugar and candied, the flavor is next-level.

Vintage birdcages are oh-so-pretty for flower arrangements and party decor, but they’re extra sweet when turned into cupcakes. Here’s how to make ‘em for your Mama Bird, or anybody else who makes your heart take wing.

Yes, there's a secret hiding inside this cat cake. Instead of baking a traditional cake and covering it in fondant, there are crispy, crunchy rice cereal treats inside. Using these as a base provides structure and strength, allowing you to really give this cute critter a pop of personality. Serve him up at your next birthday party and guests will be purring with delight.